Driver's death causes minor wreck

Hot Springs fire and police personnel work the scene of a two-vehicle wreck that occurred shortly before noon Monday near the intersection of Central Avenue and Section Line Road. - Photo by Richard Rasmussen of The Sentinel-Record
Hot Springs fire and police personnel work the scene of a two-vehicle wreck that occurred shortly before noon Monday near the intersection of Central Avenue and Section Line Road. - Photo by Richard Rasmussen of The Sentinel-Record

An apparent medical issue that led to the death of a driver resulted in a minor two-vehicle wreck shortly before noon Monday near the intersection of Central Avenue and Section Line Road, and affected traffic for hours.

The male driver of a 2004 Ford Taurus was at the traffic light when he apparently died of natural causes, which led to his car backing into a 2021 BMW behind him, Officer 1st Class Omar Cervantes said.

The other driver was not injured in what was "essentially a minor wreck," he said, but the flow of traffic in the area was impacted into the early afternoon while emergency personnel cleared the scene.

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